Narrative:

I'm a 180 hour private pilot, and this was my first trip into a class B airport (dca). I was vectored onto downwind for runway 15 and then cleared for a visual approach to runway 15. Approach controller asked me to keep speed up as long as possible and gave me tower frequency. Called tower, and was again advised to keep speed up. As a result of that -- and my unfamiliarity with the airport and, I'm sure, some apprehension about the class B airport -- I came in high and fast (10-15 KTS over normal final approach speed). I made the landing fairly smoothly, but was rolling at approximately 80 KTS. I did not apply brakes for 2 reasons: first, the controller's emphasis on keeping speed up had me thinking about landing traffic behind me. Second, my airplane gets occasional nosewheel shimmy, and, of course (murphy's law?) I had that today. I started to apply light braking as the speed came down. Tower then called and asked if I would be stopped before intersection of runway 18. I said 'not sure.' he then said 'confirm that you'll be stopped before reaching runway 18.' I looked up and saw taxiway for 18 approximately 500 ft ahead and, not sure if it was taxiway or runway itself, I replied ' I think I'm going to roll across runway 18 now.' at that point, he called for a 737 on short final for runway 18 to go around. As that was happening, I realized that it was the taxiway in front of me, and I could have stopped. Beyond having prepared myself better for my part of the approach and landing, I think I might have responded better if tower had said something like 'I need you stopped before you cross runway 18, can you do that.' that would have changed my thinking from traffic behind me to traffic ahead of me.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MULTIPLE RWY OP INTERSECTING RWYS. SMA RWY INCURSION, ACR Y ISSUED GAR.

Narrative: I'M A 180 HR PVT PLT, AND THIS WAS MY FIRST TRIP INTO A CLASS B ARPT (DCA). I WAS VECTORED ONTO DOWNWIND FOR RWY 15 AND THEN CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 15. APCH CTLR ASKED ME TO KEEP SPD UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AND GAVE ME TWR FREQ. CALLED TWR, AND WAS AGAIN ADVISED TO KEEP SPD UP. AS A RESULT OF THAT -- AND MY UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE ARPT AND, I'M SURE, SOME APPREHENSION ABOUT THE CLASS B ARPT -- I CAME IN HIGH AND FAST (10-15 KTS OVER NORMAL FINAL APCH SPD). I MADE THE LNDG FAIRLY SMOOTHLY, BUT WAS ROLLING AT APPROX 80 KTS. I DID NOT APPLY BRAKES FOR 2 REASONS: FIRST, THE CTLR'S EMPHASIS ON KEEPING SPD UP HAD ME THINKING ABOUT LNDG TFC BEHIND ME. SECOND, MY AIRPLANE GETS OCCASIONAL NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY, AND, OF COURSE (MURPHY'S LAW?) I HAD THAT TODAY. I STARTED TO APPLY LIGHT BRAKING AS THE SPD CAME DOWN. TWR THEN CALLED AND ASKED IF I WOULD BE STOPPED BEFORE INTXN OF RWY 18. I SAID 'NOT SURE.' HE THEN SAID 'CONFIRM THAT YOU'LL BE STOPPED BEFORE REACHING RWY 18.' I LOOKED UP AND SAW TXWY FOR 18 APPROX 500 FT AHEAD AND, NOT SURE IF IT WAS TXWY OR RWY ITSELF, I REPLIED ' I THINK I'M GOING TO ROLL ACROSS RWY 18 NOW.' AT THAT POINT, HE CALLED FOR A 737 ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 18 TO GAR. AS THAT WAS HAPPENING, I REALIZED THAT IT WAS THE TXWY IN FRONT OF ME, AND I COULD HAVE STOPPED. BEYOND HAVING PREPARED MYSELF BETTER FOR MY PART OF THE APCH AND LNDG, I THINK I MIGHT HAVE RESPONDED BETTER IF TWR HAD SAID SOMETHING LIKE 'I NEED YOU STOPPED BEFORE YOU CROSS RWY 18, CAN YOU DO THAT.' THAT WOULD HAVE CHANGED MY THINKING FROM TFC BEHIND ME TO TFC AHEAD OF ME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.